Andrew Lewis (14 December 1970 – 4 May 2015) was a Guyanese professional boxer in the Middleweight division and the WBA World Welterweight Champion. He also competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Pro career Nicknamed "Six Heads", Lewis turned pro in 1993.
WBA Welterweight Championship Andrew beat James Page in 2001 to capture the Vacant WBA Welterweight Title. Due to his exciting style and power in both hands, Lewis quickly became a popular fighter on HBO. After defending the title against Larry Marks, he took on Ricardo Mayorga and the bout ended in the 2nd round and was ruled a No contest due to a nasty cut on Lewis caused by accidental headbutt. Lewis's lost the title in a rematch to Mayorga in 2002 via 5th-round TKO.
WBO Welterweight Championship In 2003 Lewis challenged WBO Welterweight Champion Antonio Margarito, but was TKO'd in the 2nd round.
Guyanese Light Middleweight Title From 2005 to 2007 Lewis battled Denny Dalton in a series of 3 fights for the Guyanese Light Middleweight Title. These fights are most notable due to the controversial and bizarre nature of the ending of the second fight. Ahead on points in the 7th Round Lewis retired from the fight due to an extreme need to defecate blamed on consumption of a pre-fight milkshake.
Lewis returned to the ring almost 12 months to the day from this embarrassment to defeat Dalton and claim the Guyanese Light Middleweight Title. This would prove to be the final victory of his career, which ended in October 2008 when he dropped a split decision to Howard Eastman.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes30Loss23–4–2 Howard Eastman29Win23–3–2 Denny Dalton28Loss22–3–2 Denny Dalton27Draw22–2–2 Denny Dalton26Loss22–2–1 Antonio Margarito25Win22–1–1 Oscar Delgado24Loss21–1–1 Ricardo Mayorga23NC21–0–1 Ricardo Mayorga22Win21–0–1Larry Marks21Win20–0–1James Page20Win19–0–1Sebastian Valdez19Win18–0–1Damone Wright18Win17–0–1Alex Lubo17Win16–0–1John Stewart16Win15–0–1Teddy Reid15Win14–0–1Rafael Williams14Win13–0–1Gerald Reed13Win12–0–1Tony Saladin12Win11–0–1Leon Rouse11Win10–0–1Gabriel Perez10Win9–0–1Stephan Johnson9Win8–0–1Terrence Alli8Win7–0–1Ashton Wilson7Win6–0–1Marcelle Daniels6Draw5–0–1Han Kim5Win5–0Benjamin Modeste4Win4–0Rockford Abrams3Win3–0Calvin John2Win2–0Patrick Farley1Win1–0Fitzroy Davidson
Personal life On 5 June 2007 his uncle Abdel Nur surrendered in Trinidad as a suspect in the John F. Kennedy International Airport terror plot. Lewis called his uncle a good Muslim and said he couldn't believe his uncle was involved in the plot. "It must be the wrong person," and also said "My uncle was never into terrorism. He condemned the World Trade Center attacks"
Death On 4 May 2015, Lewis, on his bicycle, collided with a Premio car at Hope on the East Bank of Demerara in Guyana. He later succumbed to his severe head injuries at a local hospital.
See also List of world welterweight boxing champions List of southpaw stance boxers
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